Page 10 - Cloud Computing (Elective – III)

3. Allows companies to focus on their core areas of business
Earlier, businesses had to allocate human resources, time, money, and
effort to manage in-premises hardware. Cloud takes care of all the
hardware and software aspects of businesses. This allows the business to
concentrate on taking care of their domain areas.

4. Swift Deployment
Thanks to the cloud your business system can be up and running in just a
few minutes. This gives an early lead over companies using the traditional
or conventional approach.

5. Competitive Advantage
Businesses leveraging the cloud has a strategic edge over those that don’t.
This is because they can start off quickly and have the latest hardware as
well as software services.

6. Compete with bigger players
Cloud creates a level playing field. Even small companies can afford it.
They don’t have to spend a huge amount initially to start operating. The
cloud subscription cost is much less than outright purchasing the new and
latest hardware as well as software.

7. Employees can work from any place at any time
Cloud services are available round the clock. Even if the office is closed
work can go on. You can work at any time and from any geographical
location as long as you have an Internet-enabled device.

8. Superior collaboration
Thanks to the cloud technology company staff stationed in different places
can collaborate conveniently while maintaining high levels of security.

9. Superior backup
Compared to on-premise technology where backup, as well as recovery,
takes a lot of time you can easily and conveniently do backup and recovery
on the cloud platform. There is less downtime involving cloud-based
platforms. The latter provides quicker as well as relatively more accurate
retrievals of information as well as applications.

10. Convenient as well as easy implementation
Cloud technology lets companies retain the same business processes while
not having to handle the backend technicalities.